The Last Airbender is a 2010 action film that was based on a beloved show of the same name. The film got really bad reviews, but I actually really liked the film.

I only saw clips of the animated show before watching the live action film so I'm judging this film by itself instead of comparing it to the show. I still haven't watched any full episodes, but I did enough research to understand the plot and characters.

The film focuses on Aang who's the avatar. He's discovered by a duo of siblings, Katara and Sokka, who become his friends. It's up to them to save the world from the evil Fire Nation....

PlotlineI knew before I have watched the movie, that most of subplots will be left out, since putting 20 episodes in 103 minutes is not easy. But the lack of details was still disappointing. (Especialy the part when Sokka, Katara and Aang come to Northern Water Tribe and Katara is not allowed to train waterbending with Aang and is instead forced to learn healing, which is important later on.)

Characters and their rolesI like how they catched the contradiction between Sokka (skeptic, pessimist) and Katara (optimist, always ready to belive). Aang,...